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Special to SW FL Parent & Child
Helping together
The Boys & Girls Club of Collier County delivered more than 1,000 Club on the Go kits to Club families in need and provided 9,000 hot breakfast and lunch meals for kids at the Clubs and in the community and delivered 5,000 bagts of food in collaboration with Harry Chapin Food Bank.
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Special to SW FL Parent & Child
Helping together
The Boys & Girls Club of Collier County delivered more than 1,000 Club on the Go kits to Club families in need and provided 9,000 hot breakfast and lunch meals for kids at the Clubs and in the community and delivered 5,000 bagts of food in collaboration with Harry Chapin Food Bank.
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Courtesy Village School of Naple
Celebrating graduates
The staff of Village School of Naples celebrated the Class of 2020, its first ever graduating class of seniors, by delivering caps and gowns to each senior at their homes. With the caps and gowns, staff also delivered gift baskets that contained gift cards, a travel tumbler, logo cookies and candies. The school's graduation ceremony, originally scheduled for May 30, was rescheduled to June 20.
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Courtesy Village School of Naples
Celebrating graduates
The staff of Village School of Naples celebrated the Class of 2020, its first ever graduating class of seniors, by delivering caps and gowns to each senior at their homes. With the caps and gowns, staff also delivered gift baskets that contained gift cards, a travel tumbler, logo cookies and candies. The school's graduation ceremony, originally scheduled for May 30, was rescheduled to June 20.
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Courtesy Village School of Naples
Celebrating graduates
The staff of Village School of Naples makes a special delivery to graduating senior Chris Ramocki. The staff celebrated the Class of 2020, its first ever graduating class of seniors, by delivering caps and gowns to each senior at their homes. With the caps and gowns, staff also delivered gift baskets that contained gift cards, a travel tumbler, logo cookies and candies. The school's graduation ceremony, originally scheduled for May 30, was rescheduled to June 20.
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Courtesy Village School of Naples
Celebrating graduates
The staff of Village School of Naples makes a special delivery to graduating senior Lauren Tayon. The staff celebrated the Class of 2020, its first ever graduating class of seniors, by delivering caps and gowns to each senior at their homes. With the caps and gowns, staff also delivered gift baskets that contained gift cards, a travel tumbler, logo cookies and candies. The school's graduation ceremony, originally scheduled for May 30, was rescheduled to June 20.
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Courtesy Village School of Naples
Celebrating graduates
The staff of Village School of Naples makes a special delivery to graduating senior Lucy Tarpley The staff celebrated the Class of 2020, its first ever graduating class of seniors, by delivering caps and gowns to each senior at their homes. With the caps and gowns, staff also delivered gift baskets that contained gift cards, a travel tumbler, logo cookies and candies. The school's graduation ceremony, originally scheduled for May 30, was rescheduled to June 20.
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Courtesy Village School of Naples
Celebrating graduates
The staff of Village School of Naples makes a special delivery to graduating senior Preston Beckner. The staff celebrated the Class of 2020, its first ever graduating class of seniors, by delivering caps and gowns to each senior at their homes. With the caps and gowns, staff also delivered gift baskets that contained gift cards, a travel tumbler, logo cookies and candies. The school's graduation ceremony, originally scheduled for May 30, was rescheduled to June 20.
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Courtesy Community School of Naples
GeoBee
The National Geographic Society named Maxwell Dockweiler, a fifth-grader at Community School of Naples, as a semifinalist eligible to compete in the 2020 National Geographic GeoBee State Competition.
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Stacy Prato/special to SW FL Parent & Child
Leaders for Life
Gisselle Nava, a member of The Immokalee Foundation’s Take Stock in Children program, has been awarded a $40,000 scholarship from the Leaders for Life fellowship program. She is the first student from The Immokalee Foundation to earn the award. From left: Asofsky Family Foundation president Mark Asofsky, Gisselle Nava and Take Stock in Children President and CEO Jillian Hasner.
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Stacy Prato/special to SW FL Parent & Child
Leaders for Life
Gisselle Nava, a member of The Immokalee Foundation’s Take Stock in Children program, has been awarded a $40,000 scholarship from the Leaders for Life fellowship program. She is the first student from The Immokalee Foundation to earn the award. From left: Gisselle's dad, Heriberto Nava Ponce, Gisselle, mom Araceli Franco Trejo and Gisselle's sister Emely Nava Franco.
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Stacy Prato/special to SW FL Parent & Child
Leaders for Life
Gisselle Nava, a member of The Immokalee Foundation’s Take Stock in Children program, has been awarded a $40,000 scholarship from the Leaders for Life fellowship program. She is the first student from The Immokalee Foundation to earn the award.
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Special to SW FL Parent & Child
Kids Tag Art
Fifth-graders from across Lee County were recognized as Award of Distinction winners for their license plate designs in the fifth annual Kids Tag Art contest February 25 by the Lee County Tax Collector and the Foundation for Lee County Public Schools.
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Special to SW FL Parent & Child
Kids Tag Art
Fifth-graders from across Lee County were recognized as Award of Distinction winners for their license plate designs in the fifth annual Kids Tag Art contest February 25 by the Lee County Tax Collector and the Foundation for Lee County Public Schools.
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Special to SW FL Parent & Child
Kids Tag Art
Fifth-graders from across Lee County were recognized as Award of Distinction winners for their license plate designs in the fifth annual Kids Tag Art contest February 25 by the Lee County Tax Collector and the Foundation for Lee County Public Schools.
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Charlie McDonald/special to SW F
Collier men Take A Stand
More than 65 Collier County men turned out to “walk the walk” March 10 as part of the Take A Stand initiative on Gentle’men Against Domestic Violence Day. They distributed educational door hangers to raise awareness of domestic violence and how to get help. The event was coordinated by The Shelter for Abused Women & Children in partnership with the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, Naples Police Department and the State Attorney’s Office.
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Charlie McDonald/special to SW FL Parent & Child
Collier men Take A Stand
More than 65 Collier County men turned out to “walk the walk” March 10 as part of the Take A Stand initiative on Gentle’men Against Domestic Violence Day. They distributed educational door hangers to raise awareness of domestic violence and how to get help. The event was coordinated by The Shelter for Abused Women & Children in partnership with the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, Naples Police Department and the State Attorney’s Office.
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Charlie McDonald/special to SW F
Collier men Take A Stand
Lloyd Bettis, a volunteer and member of the board for The Shelter for Abused Women & Children, delivers a door hanger at an apartment complex as part of the Take A Stand event. More than 65 Collier County men turned out to “walk the walk” March 10 as part of the Take A Stand initiative on Gentle’men Against Domestic Violence Day. They distributed educational door hangers to raise awareness of domestic violence and how to get help. The event was coordinated by The Shelter for Abused Women & Children in partnership with the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, Naples Police Department and the State Attorney’s Office.
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Charlie McDonald/special to SW FL Parent & Child
Collier men Take A Stand
More than 65 Collier County men turned out to “walk the walk” March 10 as part of the Take A Stand initiative on Gentle’men Against Domestic Violence Day. They distributed educational door hangers to raise awareness of domestic violence and how to get help. The event was coordinated by The Shelter for Abused Women & Children in partnership with the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, Naples Police Department and the State Attorney’s Office.
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Charlie McDonald/special to SW FL Parent & Child
Collier men Take A Stand
More than 65 Collier County men turned out to “walk the walk” March 10 as part of the Take A Stand initiative on Gentle’men Against Domestic Violence Day. They distributed educational door hangers to raise awareness of domestic violence and how to get help. The event was coordinated by The Shelter for Abused Women & Children in partnership with the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, Naples Police Department and the State Attorney’s Office.
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Charlie McDonald/special to SW F
Collier men Take A Stand
More than 65 Collier County men turned out to “walk the walk” March 10 as part of the Take A Stand initiative on Gentle’men Against Domestic Violence Day. They distributed educational door hangers to raise awareness of domestic violence and how to get help. The event was coordinated by The Shelter for Abused Women & Children in partnership with the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, Naples Police Department and the State Attorney’s Office.
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Courtesy The Immokalee Foundation
Fun money scholarships
Dr. Massoud Eghrari and Mrs. Tayebeh Eghrari awarded “fun money” scholarships to first-year college students from The Immokalee Foundation.
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Special to SW FL Parent & Child
Water wonders
To find a child who wouldn’t mind posing in cold water for our March cover, we put a call out for water-loving kids on our Facebook and Instagram pages. The photos we received were so fun, we just have to share a few. Here: Anna, 11, and Asha, 9.
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Special to SW FL Parent & Child
Water wonders
To find a child who wouldn’t mind posing in cold water for our March cover, we put a call out for water-loving kids on our Facebook and Instagram pages. The photos we received were so fun, we just have to share a few. Here: Anna, 11, and Asha, 9.
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Special to SW FL Parent & Child
Water wonders
To find a child who wouldn’t mind posing in cold water for our March cover, we put a call out for water-loving kids on our Facebook and Instagram pages. The photos we received were so fun, we just have to share a few. Here: Anna, 11, and Asha, 9.
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Special to SW FL Parent & Child
Water wonders
To find a child who wouldn’t mind posing in cold water for our March cover, we put a call out for water-loving kids on our Facebook and Instagram pages. The photos we received were so fun, we just have to share a few. Here: Noah, 8.
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Special to SW FL Parent & Child
Water wonders
To find a child who wouldn’t mind posing in cold water for our March cover, we put a call out for water-loving kids on our Facebook and Instagram pages. The photos we received were so fun, we just have to share a few. Here: Patrick, 7.